I ascend to the throne of God with arcane magic.

Chapter 498 Baptism of Divine Power!

"I am the fourth?"

Li Si said softly, he already knew what Adela wanted to say.

"Yes, this secret may only be known by the Elves in the Gaia world. Even Andor City and the Emerald City may not know it."

Adela looked at Li Si and said softly:
"The first three World Tree Blessed Ones have all become beings of great divine power."

“Although the three great beings all have different situations, they are enough to show the extraordinaryness of the World Tree’s followers.”

"So, do you understand why I want you to become an ally of the elves?"

Li Si was silent for a moment, then continued:

"I understand why you have so much confidence in me, but I don't know what the future will be like."

"Those three great beings cannot prove that I will definitely ascend to the throne of God, and I don't want to give up the arcane as my path forward."

"It doesn't matter."

Adela shook her head slightly, a hint of a smile on her face.

"Of course I understand what you are talking about. I am telling you this just to show my sincerity."

"The identity of the World Tree's Blessed One is quite sensitive. If those evil gods knew about it, they would most likely target you for hunting."

"You may face more dangers in the future. I want to make it clear that the elves and I have no hostility towards you. We just want to get your help, Li Si, when the elves face difficulties in the future."

Faced with Adela's rather frank words, Li Si didn't know how to respond for a moment.

".You don't have to be like this. Although my current strength may not be strong, you and the elves have helped me a lot. If you need me, I will do my best."

Adela heard Li Si's promise, smiled and nodded, saying:
"I'm sure you will."

"I am telling you this today for another purpose."

"That is to provide you with other help."

"help?"

Li Si asked curiously.

"Before you embark on the path to godhood, the stronger your foundation is, the further you can go and the greater your chances of success."

“But I don’t necessarily want to embark on the path to becoming a god.”

Li Si said with a bitter smile.

The gods that Adela mentioned just now, except for [Father of Oak] Sylvanus, the elven god Corellon and [Mother Goddess of the Earth] Changtiia, all completed the journey to godhood and were deified with the power of faith.

Adela meant to provide him with help to enhance his foundation, but Li Si could not guarantee that he would embark on the path of becoming a god.

If it were someone else, Li Si might have just acquiesced. After all, it would be a waste not to take the benefits.

But all along, the great elf sage Adela has been showing kindness to Li Si and giving him considerable help.

If he didn't say it out loud, Li Si would feel guilty.

"Of course I know."

Adela's lips curled up slightly, and she said with a smile:

"I am only expressing the sincerity of the elves. What if you change your mind in the future?"

"I know this."

Although it was a bit sudden, Li Si did not continue to refuse.

Although Adela's kindness was mainly due to his identity as a World Tree Blessed One, Li Si didn't care.

He is not a pretentious person and will not reject other people's kindness for this reason.

"follow me."

Adela walked down the steps and headed toward the right side of the temple.

Li Si followed behind Adela without saying much.

This temple, which has experienced countless years, is now empty. The sound of footsteps echoing in the temple reflects a sense of loneliness and solemnity.

"Do you know why I asked Daphne to follow you?"

Adela said softly after turning into a corridor in the temple.

"do not know."

By now, Li Si had somewhat understood the reasons behind Adela's previous preparations, but he did not give a direct answer.

"You should have understood Daphne's talent, right?"

Adela turned her head slightly to look at Li Si, a smile forming at the corner of her mouth.

Li Si did not answer, and the silent silence told it all.

He sighed slightly in his heart, he knew that Adela's decision to let Daphne stay with him was not a casual one.

Daphne's legendary talent [Key of Devout Faith] is difficult for ordinary people to detect, but for arcanists, there is always a way to discover it, not to mention that Daphne has been with him for such a long time.

So, when Adela asked him to "take good care of" Daphne, it was also a hint to him.

Daphne, who possesses the talent of [Key of Devout Faith], is undoubtedly an excellent choice for the gods as a priest.

Once her faith is confirmed, she will at least have the status of a saint even in a powerful church like the Church of Dawn.

Especially in the land of elves, where people clearly believe in the elven gods, Li Si understands that Daphne has not yet confirmed her beliefs.

This situation made Li Si quite strange at the time.

Now it seems that this great sage had already planned everything in secret.

Knowing that Li Si understood what he meant, Adela didn't say much, but continued to talk about some interesting things about Daphne.

Soon, Li Si followed Adela to the back hall.

This is a palace that is no less large than the one in front that enshrines the elven gods.

In this gray palace, time seems to be endowed with a quiet melody, and every breath of air contains unspeakable mystery.

The walls of the palace are made of ancient grey stone, which has not aged at all over the years, but has become more solemn due to the accumulation of time. The ground and walls of the palace are covered with dense and detailed special runes, which are like the most distant stars in the night sky, shining with a faint, soft and mysterious brilliance.

The runes are intertwined like a complex maze, or like the veins of life. One can seem to feel a subtle force surging beneath one's feet, as if the entire palace is trembling slightly as if it is breathing.

The source of all the special runes is a strange pool located in the center of the palace, flashing with colorful light. The pool does not seem to contain liquid, but more like intertwined seven-color light, emitting extremely powerful fluctuations.

And above the pool, from time to time a drop of colorful water appears out of thin air in mid-air, slowly falls, gently touches the water surface, and stirs up circles of delicate ripples and light.

Following behind Adela, Li Si's eyes were instantly attracted by the special runes and colorful pools in this palace. Li Si was sure that those special runes were not the magic runes used by mages, but the divine runes used to operate the power of gods!
In his previous life, Li Si had seen similar patterns in many dilapidated temples, but none of them were as numerous as here.

Moreover, the locations of the divine patterns are the most important places in a temple. He did not expect that Adela would bring him here.

The terminals of the divine patterns on the ground and walls seemed to have sunk into the void, and it was unknown where they were connected to.

Considering that the Elf Land is hidden by the power of the Elf Gods, this temple may even be the core of the entire Elf Land!
If those divine patterns surprised Li Si a little, then the colorful pool in the center of the temple astonished him even more.

Li Si knew what the colorful water droplets in the pool were, as he had come into contact with them before.

Divine power!

Back then on the Pearl Sea, Li Si obtained divine power on that divine island, and took advantage of this opportunity to master the extraordinary realm.

But no one knows how long it has been since the god named Ansel fell, and there is very little divine power left.

How can it be compared with the divine power contained in this colorful pool in front of us!
Adela looked at Li Si and said softly:

"You should understand what this is, right?"

"Divine power?"

Li Si did not hide it this time, but spoke softly.

"Correct."

Adela said affirmatively:

"You have already discovered when you entered the Land of Elves. This space is protected by the gods."

"These are the legacy of our Lord and the foundation of the Land of Elves."

"This is what I just told you."

Li Si was speechless. He already understood what Adela meant by help.

If one wants to embark on the path to becoming a god, what could be a greater help than the legacy of the gods?

Godhead and priesthood were not something he could get his hands on since he had not yet embarked on the path to godhood. So, all he had left was divine power.

It’s not like Li Si has never come into contact with divine power, but isn’t it too exaggerated to have so much divine power that he can fill a pool?
However, there is also a pool in the temple on the island of Ansel, but it only contains clear water with a little divine power. The little divine power is stored in the statue and was accidentally discovered by Li Si.

The divine power in this elven temple is more than a hundred or a thousand times greater than that time.

Perhaps only a racial pantheon like the elven pantheon can store such a huge amount of divine power in a special place like the Elf Land.

"You go in."

Adela smiled and said to Li Si:
"Don't worry, I'll be watching over you."

".OK."

Things have come to this point, so Li Si naturally would not refuse.

Although Uncle Joyce had reminded him not to easily come into contact with divine power unless he reached the legendary level.

Li Si was not sure whether the divine power in the pool before him was pure divine power without the influence of the gods' will, but with the great elf sage Adela watching over it, he thought nothing would go wrong.

It would be very easy for Adela to kill Li Si without going through so much trouble.

Li Si did not hesitate and slowly walked towards the colorful pool.

He walked into the pool without taking off his clothes and slowly sat down.

At the beginning, the colorful light in the pool had been avoiding Li Si's body. After Li Si sat down, Adela slowly released her control and allowed Li Si to come into contact with the divine power in the pool.

In an instant, Li Si felt a terrifying pressure that seemed to be able to crush him.

To be honest, Li Si could feel the tremendous pressure brought by the tremendous divine power when he approached the pool, but it was not until his body came into contact with the divine power that Li Si felt the exaggerated pressure.

Li Si gritted his teeth, resisting the horrific impact brought by the divine power entering his body.

With so much divine power, if Adela hadn't been controlling it, Li Si would have been smashed to pieces in the first place.

Compared to the God Island on Ansel, Li Si's strength is much stronger, but the intensity of the divine power he faces this time is also more terrifying.

Adela seemed to be able to sense the upper limit of Li Si's tolerance, and controlled the divine power entering Li Si's body just right within Li Si's tolerance limit.

This will undoubtedly better stimulate the potential in Li Si's body.

But at the same time, it would also make the pain felt by Li Si even more exaggerated.

After enduring the first wave of pain, a new system prompt appeared in front of Li Si.
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[Discover the special power [Divine Power]!]
[Absorbing.]
[Your soul strength and body strength have reached the standard and meet the requirements for absorbing divine power!]
[Begin absorbing divine power!]
[Judgment (1/?)]
[Judgment passed, 1 point of divine power absorbed, your intelligence attribute +110!]
[Judgment (2/?)]
[Judgment passed, 1 point of divine power absorbed, your strength attribute +108!]
[Judgment (3/?)]
[Judgment passed, 1 point of divine power absorbed, your agility attribute +105!]
[Judgment (16/?)]
[Judgment passed, 1 point of divine power absorbed, your charm attribute +49, mysterious attribute +51! ]——
In the process of absorbing divine power to strengthen his strength, Li Si's consciousness had fallen into darkness, and all his physical and mental attention was devoted to absorbing divine power.

However, the good news is that the divine power absorbed this time is extremely pure, without any remnants of divine will.

Although it was impossible for Li Si to regain divinity in this way, the pressure he endured was much less painful in comparison.

Although it was the first time he absorbed divine power to strengthen his body, Li Si vaguely realized that the longer he persisted, the more benefits he would gain.

Adela sat beside the colorful pool, her eyes fixed on Li Si, but her white jade feet stretched into the water, creating colorful ripples.

The temple fell into silence, with only Li Si's slightly trembling body left in the colorful pool.

"Ok?"

At this moment, Adela noticed a sudden light on Li Si's body.

That was a special earring that Li Si wore on his left ear. While emitting a faint light, Adela noticed that the earring was also slowly absorbing the surrounding divine power.

"Artifact? Semi-artifact?"

"No, none of them. It's just a legendary equipment?"

Adela looked at the earring in surprise and murmured to herself.

As a great sage of the elves, there are very few things that can surprise her.

However, legendary equipment that can absorb divine power is still extremely rare. You must know that the ability to absorb and use divine power is an exclusive feature of divine weapons.

Even a semi-artifact can only barely achieve this.

Moreover, the speed at which this earring absorbs divine power is quite exaggerated!

"Interesting, it's an extra benefit for you!"

Adela showed a smile on her face and had no intention of stopping it. Instead, she whispered to the unconscious Li Si.

Although divine power is precious, it also depends on the timing.

The Elf Royal Court also possessed the divine power left by the elven gods, but it was still destroyed by the Demon Prince.

Adela shook her head slightly, looking at Li Si in a trance as he soaked in the colorful pool.

I hope my choice is not wrong.
(End of this chapter)